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The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) is a small, leaf-nosed bat native to the Americas. It is one of three extant species of vampire bats, the other two being the hairy-legged and the white-winged vampire bats. The common vampire bat practices hematophagy, mainly feeding on the blood of livestock. The bat usually approaches its prey at ...
The common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, also has specialized thermoreceptors on its nose, [16] which aid the animal in locating areas where the blood flows close to the skin of its prey. A nucleus has been found in the brain of vampire bats that has a similar position and similar histology to the infrared receptor of infrared-sensing snakes .
The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) is a small, leaf-nosed bat native to the Neotropics. It is one of three extant species of vampire bat, the other two being the hairy-legged and the white-winged vampire bats. The common vampire bat practices hematophagy, mainly feeding on the blood of livestock. The bat usually approaches its prey at ...
Desmodus rotundus Desmodus stocki † Desmodus is a genus of bats which—along with the genera Diaemus and Diphylla —are allied as the subfamily Desmodontinae , the carnivorous, blood-consuming vampire bats of the New World leaf-nosed bat family Phyllostomidae .
Thomas's broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus dorsalis LR/lc; Heller's broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus helleri LR/lc; Shadowy broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus umbratus LR/nt; Greater broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus vittatus LR/lc; Subfamily: Desmodontinae. Genus: Desmodus. Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus LR/lc; Genus: Diaemus. White-winged vampire bat ...
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Head of Desmodus rotundus: Indicated is position of nasal pits (*), apical pad (aP) and lateral pad (lP). [1] Nasal structure of Desmodus rotundus: Stars indicate position of nasal pits and red outlines the nose-leaf. [1] The central nose-leaf and a semicircular ring of pads construct the nasal structure of the vampire bat.
The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) feeds on blood (hematophagy). A few species, specifically the common, white-winged, and hairy-legged vampire bats, feed only on animal blood (hematophagy). The common vampire bat typically feeds on large mammals such as cattle; the hairy-legged and white-winged vampires feed on birds. [174]